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Undergraduate Biology

Degrees and Major Requirements

BA HUMAN BIOLOGY
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PSYCHOLOGY CONCENTRATION


 


At least 124 hrs. (of which 45 must be Junior/Senior hrs. — courses numbered 300 or above) must be completed for graduation.
Completing the minimum requirements listed on this page will result in 119 overall hours and 36 Jr/Sr hours.
Double majors must complete at least 15 hrs. unique to the major.

 

I.  General College Requirements (min. 55 hrs.):

English (9 hrs.): ENGL 101 ____; ENGL 102 (or 105) ____;
ENGL 203 (or 205, 209, 210, 211); ____
Argument & Reason (3 hrs., one of following): COMS 130, COMS 230, PHIL 148, PHIL 310
Western Civilization (6 hrs.): HWC 204 (or 114) ___ and
HWC 205 (or 115) ___
Principal Course Distribution Requirements: (see: http://www2.ku.edu/~clasus/pnwc/principal_courses.shtml)
Humanities (9 hrs.):
(HT) ________, (HL) ________, (HR)________
Social Science (9 hrs.):
(SC)_________, (SI)*________, (SF) ________
                        [*PSYC 104 recommended]
Non-Western Culture (one course): ________
(see: http://www2.ku.edu/~clasus/pnwc/nonwest_culture_courses.shtml)
Foreign Language (16-20 hrs. or proficiency):  ________, ________, _______, ________
(Math and Natural Science requirements are usually met by fulfilling the Human Biology requirements.)

 

II. General Science Requirements (min. 33 hrs.):

_____  ANTH 304, Physical Anthropology (3-4 hrs.)
_____  BIOL 150/151 Molecular & Cellular Biol. (4 hrs.)
_____  BIOL 152/3 Principles of Organismal Biol. (4 hrs.)
_____  MATH 115 + MATH 116 (6 hrs.) OR
              MATH 121(5 hrs.) Calculus I
_____  CHEM 184 Foundations of Chemistry I (5 hrs.)
_____  CHEM 188 Foundations of Chemistry II (5 hrs.)
_____  PHSX 114 College Physics I OR
              PHSX 211 General Physics I (4 hrs.)
_____  PSYC 300 Statistics/Psychol. Res. (3 hrs.)* OR
             BIOL 570 Intro. Biostatistics (3 hrs.) OR
             MATH 365 Elem. Statistics (3 hrs.)
[*PSYC 300 is recommended for the Psychology Concentration]

 

III. Psychology Concentration (min. 30 hrs.):

_____ ORGANIC CHEMISTRY (3 hrs.): CHEM 622 Fund. Organic Chemistry OR
              CHEM 624 Organic Chemistry I
_____  CHEM 625 Organic Chemistry I Lab (2 hrs.)
_____  GENETICS (3 hrs.): BIOL 350 (3 hrs.) Principles of Genetics
_____  RESEARCH METHODS (3 hrs.): PSYC 310 Research Methods in Psychology
_____  SEMINAR (1 hr.) BIOL 599 Senior Seminar in Human Biology (must be taken in senior year)

 

Complete two of the following four categories:

Evolution, Adaptation & Health (9 hrs.)______
PSYC 555 Evolutionary Psychology; PSYC 605 Health Psychology; ANTH 340 Human Variation; ANTH 341 Human Evolution; ANTH 350 Human Adaptation; ANTH 442 Anthropological Genetics; ANTH 447 Introduction to Behavioral Genetics; ANTH 450 Disease & Adaptation; ANTH 542 Biology of Human Nutrition; BIOL 412 Evolutionary Biology; BIOL 595 Human Genetics

Human Development (9 hrs.)
_____  PSYC 333 Child Development (3 hrs.) and
_____  Six hours selected from the following courses: PSYC 430 Cognitive Development; PSYC 510 Infant Behavior & Development; PSYC/ABSC 535 Developmental Psychopathology; PSYC/ABSC 632 Advanced Child Behavior and Development; BIOL 417 Biology of Development

Human Cognition & Language (9 hrs.)
_____  PSYC 318 Cognitive Psychology (3 hrs.) and
_____  Six hours selected from the following courses: PSYC 418 Introduction to Cognitive Science; PSYC 482 Sensation & Perception; PSYC 518 Human Memory; PSYC 531 Language Development; PSYC 536 Psychology of Language; SPLH 466 Language Science; SPLH 566 Language Development

Neuroscience (9 hrs.)______
PSYC 370 Brain & Behavior; PSYC 380 Brain & Pathology; PSYC 475 Cognitive Neuroscience; ANTH 650 Biological Bases of Human Behavior; BIOL 435 Introduction to Neurobiology; BIOL 454 Brain Diseases & Neurological Disorders; SPLH 320 Neuroscience of Human Communication

 

For the Psychology Concentration, Psychology courses are recommended in fulfilling at least some of the requirements in the four categories, but students are also strongly encouraged to explore other departments participating in the Human Biology Program.